Neil Cornelius Horan was born in County Kerry, Ireland in 1947. He was ordained as a priest in 1973 and worked as one in London, England. He first came to public attention in 2003 at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone racetrack. On this occasion, he ran onto the track. As Formula One cars swerved past him at 200 km/h he performed an Irish jig while holding a banner saying, “Read the Bible. The Bible is always right.”
A marshal wrestled Horan to the ground and the police arrested him. He spent two months in jail for this.